Teen charged over asylum seeker hotel protest
A man has been charged with violent disorder and assault over a protest outside a hotel which was housing asylum seekers.
Jarad Skeete, 19, of Irwell Close, Aigburth, Liverpool, was among 15 people arrested amid the demonstration outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley on Friday evening, Merseyside Police said.
Merseyside Police said the violence, which has been condemned by politicians, left an officer and two members of the public with slight injuries. Lit fireworks were thrown at officers and a police van was set alight after being attacked with hammers.
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